TheOspreyJoined: 27 Aug 2009Posts: 8836Location: In a van, down by the river.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:39 pm Post subject:

SaveourSonics wrote:

Spence is going to be virtually useless in the NFL and Josh Norman is probably going to go higher than that (I've heard quite a bit of buzz around him).

Personally, I think if Spence can add just 10 lbs. to his frame, he has the potential to be a Stephen Tulloch type. I think he has a high ceiling, but he needs more bulk._________________"People say you should always do the right thing, but sometimes there is no right thing. And then, you just have to pick the sin you can live with." -Ig Perrish

Spence is going to be virtually useless in the NFL and Josh Norman is probably going to go higher than that (I've heard quite a bit of buzz around him).

Personally, I think if Spence can add just 10 lbs. to his frame, he has the potential to be a Stephen Tulloch type. I think he has a high ceiling, but he needs more bulk.

Easier said than done. Also easier said than done to completely change his game even after that. He's pretty poor at identifying where the ball is when he gets sucked into the middle and he's just god awful at shedding blocks. I don't even think 10 pounds is going to help him out there, he just displays poor leverage most of the time.

Don't get me wrong, I love Spence. He has some of the best instincts and football IQ this class has to offer and I would rave about him if I thought he had any chance to be a starter in this league. But I personally see a prospect that I wouldn't take until the 5th or 6th round._________________ '
Richard D!ck Sherman 4 Prez

TheOspreyJoined: 27 Aug 2009Posts: 8836Location: In a van, down by the river.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:19 pm Post subject:

SaveourSonics wrote:

TheOsprey wrote:

SaveourSonics wrote:

Spence is going to be virtually useless in the NFL and Josh Norman is probably going to go higher than that (I've heard quite a bit of buzz around him).

Personally, I think if Spence can add just 10 lbs. to his frame, he has the potential to be a Stephen Tulloch type. I think he has a high ceiling, but he needs more bulk.

Easier said than done. Also easier said than done to completely change his game even after that. He's pretty poor at identifying where the ball is when he gets sucked into the middle and he's just god awful at shedding blocks. I don't even think 10 pounds is going to help him out there, he just displays poor leverage most of the time.

Don't get me wrong, I love Spence. He has some of the best instincts and football IQ this class has to offer and I would rave about him if I thought he had any chance to be a starter in this league. But I personally see a prospect that I wouldn't take until the 5th or 6th round.

What? Adding weight? Unfortunately, it's pretty dang easy for me, so I assume it's the same way for everyone else. It's losing weight that is nearly impossible.

As far as Spence, he is a tackling machine, who is always around the ball. I believe he's one of the most instinctive linebackers in the draft. The only reservations I have about him, is his smallish frame and average athleticism. As far as instincts and motor, I love the guy. I can see him being taken as early as the late 3rd round, but probably more in the 4th round. I think he's gonna be an overachiever in the NFL, but as I said, he needs to add mass to his frame._________________"People say you should always do the right thing, but sometimes there is no right thing. And then, you just have to pick the sin you can live with." -Ig Perrish

Not the actual adding the weight part I meant the playing with that weight.

I like him a lot, but I just don't think he's worth the risk when I could get a guy like James Michael-Johnson or Audie Cole in the 3rd-4th range. I'd rather have either of those guys._________________ '
Richard D!ck Sherman 4 Prez

TheOspreyJoined: 27 Aug 2009Posts: 8836Location: In a van, down by the river.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:40 pm Post subject:

SaveourSonics wrote:

Not the actual adding the weight part I meant the playing with that weight.

I like him a lot, but I just don't think he's worth the risk when I could get a guy like James Michael-Johnson or Audie Cole in the 3rd-4th range. I'd rather have either of those guys.

While I like Spence alot, I was in no way promoting him for this particular team. I don't think he fits our style of defense. I see him more as a fit for Detroit, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay or Tennessee. In those types of schemes, I think his potential could be maximized. In our defense, he'd probably be a special teamer._________________"People say you should always do the right thing, but sometimes there is no right thing. And then, you just have to pick the sin you can live with." -Ig Perrish

Updated this at 7:28 p.m. EST, 32 minutes before the draft. _________________"People say you should always do the right thing, but sometimes there is no right thing. And then, you just have to pick the sin you can live with." -Ig Perrish

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TheOspreyJoined: 27 Aug 2009Posts: 8836Location: In a van, down by the river.

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:42 pm Post subject:

Here is my prediction of what the Seahawks end up with.....

Trade Down in round 1. I don't know what picks we would add or in what round, after the trade down, but I cannot see us staying at #12, so I'm only gonna give us players for the picks I know we have.

1. Donta' Hightower, ILB/OLB, Alabama (after the trade down)
2. Amini Silatolu, OG, Midwestern State
3. Robert Turbin, RB, Utah State
4. Jake Bequette, LEO, Arkansas
6. Mike Daniels, UT/5 technique, Iowa
7. Matt McCants, OT, Alabama-Birmingham_________________"People say you should always do the right thing, but sometimes there is no right thing. And then, you just have to pick the sin you can live with." -Ig Perrish